Shaboozey Named 2024 SoundExchange Breakout Artist

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Shaboozey receives the SoundExchange Breakout Artist Award. Photo: JJ Tanaka

Shaboozey has been honored as a 2024 SoundExchange Breakout Artist.

The award recognizes Shaboozey’s undeniable success this year, from his smash single “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and latest album, Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, to his standout appearances on Beyoncé’s star-studded country album, Cowboy Carter and more. “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” recently marked its 18th consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, which is the longest in history by a solo artist with no accompanying credited acts.

“Shaboozey has literally changed the game, marrying hip-hop and country music to create a unique sound that has rocketed him into the consciousness of the mainstream,” says Michael Huppe, President and CEO of SoundExchange. “He’s a prolific creator, unafraid of pairing big, exciting hooks with relatable storytelling and staging memorable live performances. We are proud to present Shaboozey with the SoundExchange Breakout Artist Award, and we can’t wait to see what he does next.”

“Thank you to SoundExchange for this honor and naming me 2024’s Breakout Artist,” says Shaboozey. “It’s been an incredibly fulfilling year with still, lots to come, and I deeply respect the work that you do to ensure artists get paid fairly for the use of their work.”

The first-ever Black artist to simultaneously top Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart and the Hot 100, Shaboozey will headline the Thanksgiving Halftime Show powered by Verizon at the Detroit Lions’ annual holiday football game on Nov. 28 on CBS. His North American tour wraps Dec. 16 in Philadelphia. He will also play Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House on Jan. 18 to kick off 2025, and has a European tour slated for March.

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